THE RAMBAM RECORD
The eNewsletter of Rambam Mesivta High School
May 11, 2005 / 2 Iyar

Eight Rambam Students Qualify for National Merit Scholarship Program

Eight Rambam students have qualified for the 2006 National Merit Scholarship Program. Each of the students is among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of some 1.3 million program entrants.

The eight Rambam honorees represent an astounding 17 % of the junior class so honored compared with 3.8 % of all student entrants nationwide.

"For a school of our size, to have eight students out of our 47 member junior class so honored is outstanding," said Rambam Principal Rabbi Yotav Eliach. "We are very proud of each of these young men."

The eight honorees are (from left to right in photo): Avishai Fuss, Jonathan Ziring, Michael Pisem, Raffi Holzer, Joshua Bloom, Mark Stauber, Naftali Gluck, and Jonathan Fruhman.

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Rambam Commemorates Yom HaShoah

Rambam talmidim joined with Jews across the globe on Thursday, May 5th to observe Yom HaShoah, the day commemorating the murder of six million Jews in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany.

The day began with a moving presentation to the talmidim by Rambam Rosh HaMesivta Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman about how to follow the Torah even under the most adverse conditions. After religious studies and lunch, Rambam Principal Rabbi Yotav Eliach, himself the son of Holocaust survivors, conducted a lesson in the historical significance of the day, followed by a film of the victims of the Holocaust. (Read more...)

Rambam Commemorates Yom HaZikaron

Rambam Principal Rabbi Yotav Eliach, led an early morning assembly on Wednesday, May 11th as part of the Rambam celebration of Yom HaZikaron, Israel's Memorial Day.

Rabbi Eliach began his presentation with a comparison of the mindset of an American student about to graduate from high school and an Israeli student about to do the same.

"The American student may be thinking about his next year in Israel and his college plans on his return," said Rabbi Eliach, "The Israeli student is wondering what army unit he's going to be in, will he survive and, if he does survive, will his body remain whole or be maimed for life." (Read more...)

The Rambam Soccer team picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday, May 3rd by defeating Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) 7-5.

The victory reverses a previous loss to DRS earlier in the year and shows improvement in the team's performance over the course of this season.

"I joined the team this year as a freshman along with some of my friends," said freshman Isaac Ben-Simhon. "So I think this game shows we're learning to play together better now as teammates."

Congratulations to the Rambam talmidim who have joined daf yomi participants all over the world in completing maseches brachos last week. Junior Jonathan Ziring (pictured) made a siyum which was followed by a special breakfast with donuts.

Rambam students learning the seven-year daf yomi cycle are: Reuven Bankoff, Aryeh Bernstein, Daniel Fishman, Chaim Schiff and Jonathan Ziring.

These students were inspired to complete the daf yomi cycle after having attended the Siyum Hashas celebration in Madison Square Garden this past March.